barnacle[noun]Synonyms: parasite, bloodsucker, freeloader, hanger-on, leech, lounge lizard, spiv, sponger, sucker
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bar‧na‧cle /ˈbɑːnək
əl $ ˈbɑːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: barnacle type of goose (12-21 centuries), from Medieval Latin bernaca; from the former belief that the goose was born from a barnacle]
a small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks firmly to rocks and the bottom of boats
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